This App Takes the Guesswork out of Grazing

05:02PM Nov 12, 2015

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( Grazing Calculator )

Two years ago, a New Zealand dairy farmer, intent on keeping up with the times, decided to dive into the world of mobile apps. He came away with a useful app that allows famers to quickly calculate common grazing equations.

“I used to use my eye a lot more but I wanted to be able to play with numbers and run various scenarios, says Robert Hathaway. “This app does that. From there, I can decide whether I need to add further supplements.”

The app contains several calculators, including:

Days in Paddock – determine the approximate number of days your cows should remain in pasture.

DM/Cow/Day – based on pasture size, cover, residual, number of cows and number of days.

Crop Allocation – determine how many days you can leave cows in a pasture.